What Is Mint Aromatherapy Oil?
Mint aromatherapy oil is used in both the practice of traditional aromatherapy as well as an ingredient in bath and beauty products. While there are many different varieties of mint, it is the essential oil of peppermint that is most commonly used as an aromatherapy oil. Aromatherapists often use peppermint oil to treat a variety of symptoms and illnesses, including digestive complaints, respiratory and sinus problems, headaches, stress, and soreness. Peppermint’s scientific name is mentha piperita , and it is a perennial plant. It is also one of about 20 different types of mint, and is used as a flavoring agent as well as the most common type of mint aromatherapy oil. Essential oil of peppermint is produced via steam distillation of the plant’s leaves and stems. Different experts on herbal aromatherapy have, over the years, ascribed several different healing properties to the oil. Mint aromatherapy oil has been said to be good for, among other things, colic, exhaustion, vertigo, achin
